🛡️ CVE-2022-40845 — w15e-firmware

🟡 CVSS 6.5 — Medium ⚠️ Exploit Public CWE-425 NVD
6.5
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Description

The Tenda AC1200 Router model W15Ev2 V15.11.0.10(1576) is affected by a password exposure vulnerability. When combined with the improper authorization/improper session management vulnerability, an attacker with access to the router may be able to expose sensitive information which they're not explicitly authorized to have.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs low-level privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity none, availability none.

Weakness class

CVE-2022-40845 is classified as CWE-425: Direct Request (Forced Browsing). A resource meant to be reached only through a particular flow can be requested directly, skipping the checks along the way.

Affected software

CVE-2022-40845 is recorded against 1 package.

  • w15e-firmware

Timeline and source

Published on 15 November 2022 and last revised on 17 June 2026. A public exploit is known to exist, which raises the urgency of patching considerably. Record sourced from NVD.

References

boschko.ca
boschko.ca

Details

Severity MEDIUM
CVSS Score 6.5
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE CWE-425
Public Exploit ⚠️ Yes
Source NVD
Published 2022-11-15
Updated 2026-08-11
Modified 2026-06-17
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
w15e-firmware — —

References

Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory https://boschko.ca/tenda_ac1200_router/
Exploit, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory https://boschko.ca/tenda_ac1200_router/

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